I like numbers. Numbers often tell different stories from the common narratives.
Sometimes I ask myself a question about numbers. It might not give me a clear answer, but it might give me a different perspective.
Today, I was thinking the U.S. seems to have a markedly increase in transgender identification in the last decade or two. Is this increase as noticeable in Canada, France and the U.K? Now these weren't random choices. I think these three countries exhibit high levels of social tolerance for different people and different lifestyles.
Not surprising, the tracking of the transgender population is less than scientific. However, articles on the internet would suggest the rate of transgenderism within the U.S. population is much higher than Canada, France and U.K.
The usual suspects will say that tells you nothing. Actually, I think it does. Either the U.S. is experiencing a social phenomenon where people are misreporting they are transgender or people in Canada, France and the U.K. don't feel comfortable reporting they're transgender. Something has to be happening that would cause these differences.